Sometimes, the closest thing to what you want is the farthest thing from what you need.

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Notes on text: This is my first Anime fanfic, I've made several Lord of the Rings, however I was never able to put any on this site. Each chapter is kind of short compared to some other fanfics, but it gets the job done. Usual thing, thoughts are in italics, new and old characters. This story can happen really anytime in the series, however, I kept thinking that it might happen after the last episode. Honestly, it is something that I wish would actually happen...

I don't own Trigun, or anything like that. The usual stuff really. Just an Anime-Freak that wants to share a fanfic. I do own Elendil Megiltura, however. You don't meet her until the second chapter.

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"DONUTS!!" a female voice rang throughout the empty barn. She had just walked through the entrance to find two men sleeping on the loft above her and another female on a haystack that was placed on the ground floor.

Millie was tall and had long, brown hair. She had an innocent grin on her face and a bounce in her step, indicating that she was wide awake, despite the fact that it was 6:00 a.m. She held two bags of groceries and another bag with a box of donuts clearly shown through the white plastic.

One of the men woke up, and as he slid down the ladder he yelled "WEEE!" Most of the hay on his red traveling coat and in his long blonde hair few out on his way down, and it landed on the girl still sleeping on the haystack beneath. The man jumped off the ladder and accidentally landed on the still-sleeping girl.

"OUCH! Jerk..." the lady rubbed her head.

"Sorry about that!" The man put his left hand behind his back and his right hand behind his head, blushing a little. When he regained himself, he ran his fingers through his blonde hair to get the rest of the hay straws out. Without another second passing, the word "donuts" was able to process through his mind at record time for how early it was. He ran straight to Millie, "Oh, wow!" he said as he grabbed the bag and looked at the different types of donuts.

The man that was still at the top of the loft rubbed his head and eyes, "Hey, save some for the rest of us!" he yelled down to the other man. He laid back down, still tired from traveling so long the day before, "Why the hell do you people have to wake up so early?" He suddenly felt a rock hit his forehead, "What the crap?!"

"Serves you right! Lazy bum, get up like the rest of us! Even Vash is up!" She pointed to the man eating the donuts. It was the lady that was sleeping on the haystack, Meryl. She wore a white outfit and had dark purple hair.. "Did somebody say my name?" he looked up from his breakfast. Meryl "I wasn't talking to you... just keep eating," her voice turned into sarcasm, "I guess you can have Mr. Wolfwood's share, Vash!" Immediately Wolfwood came down and took his share of the donuts, "Thank goodness. I almost didn't get breakfast..."

The girls got their share and they all sat down in a circle on the ground and ate. Wolfwood was wearing a black suit with a white shirt underneath, all of which were dirty. His hair was a mess and still had hay in it, but he didn't care. As soon as he was finished with his breakfast he lit a cigarette and laid back, still in the circle. He looked out the barn door.

"Nice sunrise." He said. Vash look in the same direction. His expression turned calm and thoughtful. A slight smile appeared and his eyes wear half-open, as if he were taking in the sunrise and putting it into some thought he had on his mind. Meryl didn't think much of it, any thought he has she supposed was stupid. It was too early for anyone to think clearly. Millie was still too busy eating to even pay attention.

The sunrise was beautiful. From the horizon up, lines of yellow, pink, red, blue, and purple met, all to create the still-dark sky that loomed straight above the barn where the last few stars could be seen clearly. Sunrises gave Vash a little hope for the upcoming day. They reminded him of what was beautiful in the world. Then he realized there was one more donut left.

"MINE!" Vash grabbed the jelly-filled donut and stuffed it in his mouth like lightening.

Finishing his breakfast, Vash stood up and straightened out his cloths. He paused for a second and suddenly got a serious look on his face, "Meryl, you and Millie get out of the barn."

"But... Vash-san?" Mille stepped forward.

"GO, NOW!" Wolfwood stood up straight. What ever it was that Vash was sensing, he was sensing it as well. Meryl and Millie slowly stepped back, out of the doorway.

"Now, stay there, girls." Vash said as him and Wolfwood looked around for anything weird. Wolfwood moved some barrels of hay.

"Vash, I think I found something!" He didn't turn around, he kept staring at whatever it is that was there. Vash walked over to take a look at it. He gasped at what was there. It was like a hole had been made that went through the middle of the earth. Vash's eyes grew wide, and he looked worried. The hole didn't have a bottom, there were just stars...everywhere.

"What is it? What you do guys see?!" Meryl started to step forward, but just as soon as she did, the floor of the barn disappeared, it seemed as if it was collapsing beneath Vash and Wolfwood's' feet, and before they could make it out, they started falling through. Meryl and Millie couldn't get to them and were left behind, standing at the doorway.

It seemed to last forever, this hole. Everything was black, Vash couldn't see Wolfwood and vise versa. They just knew that they were both there, they had heard each other screaming for some time, however, they had given up on it. Many things went through Vash's mind, "Are we ever going to land? Is this it? Are we just going to fall off the face of the Earth? No, this can't be it, this cannot be the end!"

To Vash, the darkness seemed to get lighter after maybe an hour of just falling.

"Marco!" He heard Wolfwood call.

"Polo!" Vash replied.

You would imagine that two grown men would be at least writing out wills and confessing deep secretes to each other at their presumed death hour, but now Vash and Wolfwood! Out of boredom and humor, they had been talking and playing random word-games while falling. They figured that they should make the best out of their situation.

"I spy, with my eye, something that is.... Black!" exclaimed Vash.

"Let's see, there's everything, and everything, and, oh wait! I know! Everything!" They chuckled, mostly at the fact that they could have this much fun when they may end up dieing once they reach the bottom.

The darkness got lighter again, and this time Wolfwood noticed as well.

"Hey," Wolfwood looked at the outline of Vash, whom he was beginning to see clearly, "Did you see that?"

"Yeah," Vash replied, "It just got brighter. I think we are getting closer to the end of the line."

"Well, when you put it that way, I'm not as excited..." Wolfwood closed his eyes, pictures of them both hitting the ground ran through his mind. There was so much he hadn't done. So much he had left behind. His cigarettes!

"Look!" Vash screamed and pointed down. Vash was also thinking of everything he had left behind, Knives, Meryl and Mille, the people of Planet Gunsmoke, and........all............of those......... wonderful................................................. donuts.....

"I see it!" Wolfwood and Vash were looking straight down, a very bright light was approaching them fast, having no clear shape. Being able to see each other clearly now, they fell towards each other at an angle and embraced out of fear. With one arm around the other person, they both shielded their eyes with their free arm and started to scream again. They became consumed in the light.

"THIS IS IT!" Vash yelled as they both blacked out.